Hundreds try to storm key airport
Soldiers fired tear gas at angry residents in Santa Cruz who tried to storm Bolivia’s busiest airport as the facility became a focal point of an autonomy dispute between the federal government and the country’s wealthiest province.
Several hundred residents of the city and province of Santa Cruz attempted to crash through the gates of the Viru Viru international airport.
About 220 air force troops and military police officers earlier stormed Viru Viru after airport workers detained an American Airlines plane on the runway, demanding that the carrier pay them landing fees in cash.
The plane was bound for Miami on Tuesday with 140 passengers aboard.
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